“FOR BECAUSE HE HIMSELF HAS SUFFERED WHEN TEMPTED, HE IS
ABLE TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE BEING TEMPTED.”
Hebrews 2:18
Several years ago I met with a young man who had overcome a
lot of sin and had been walking in victory with Jesus. In this particular
meeting, though, he seemed beat up and filled with guilt. I asked him what was
going on, and he said he felt defeated. Upon further discussion, he described
an intense temptation that he had experienced the last several weeks. I asked
him if he had acted on the temptation, and he answered, “No.”
I began to smile at him, and he looked at me, quite
confused. I said, “Well, praise God!” That almost made him angry. Here he was
confessing his temptation, and I was telling him I was glad he was facing such
a hard time. I had either lost my mind, or he and I were not connecting at all.
TEMPTATION IS NOT A SIN
And then it came out of my mouth: “Temptation is not sin.
Temptation is an invitation to worship. You will either worship the enemy and
do what he is tempting you to do, or you will worship Jesus and resist the
temptation and obey. Either way you are worshiping.”
Read the rest here.
No comments:
Post a Comment